FEMALE Canary Bird Info. and Lighting.?

I can only find info about lighting with MALE Canaries. I have a FEMALE, and I would like to know how much lighting she should have, year round? I do NOT want her to lay Eggs, and only live to be about 5 yrs. of age, as which happens to an egg-laying Canary. But, I do not want to interfere with other Natural Canary things they go through - Molt; Egg-Laying time (even though I want to prevent this); and Winter Resting time. To prevent the Egg-Laying, instead of not giving her Light from Sun-up to Sun-down, like the Males are to get, would putting a Nest in her cage in early Spring, with FAKE Eggs in it, stop her from wanting to Lay her Own Eggs? If I give her the amount of Light the MALE Canaries get, she WILL Lay Eggs, for sure! What do you think about the Nest and Fake Eggs in Early Spring??? I want my FEMALE Canary to live a long life, like the MALES do! Any Advice from people who have, or Breeders who know, about FEMALE Canaries????